ep. 137: Environmental Justice League
How do you solve a problem like environmental injustice? Meet two forces of nature and intergenerational allies — trailblazer Vernice Miller-Travis and Intersectional Environmentalist founder Leah Thomas — on a mission to connect the dots between environmentalism, anti-racism and feminism.
Leave ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ at Apple Podcasts
More from Vernice Miller-Travis
Follow: Twitter // LinkedIn // WE Act for Environmental Justice
Read: Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States
More from Leah Thomas
Follow Leah: Instagram // Site
Follow Intersectional Environmentalist: Instagram // Site
Sources
Ballew, Matthew et al. Which racial/ethnic groups care most about climate change? Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. April 16, 2020.
Berkovitz, Casey. Environmental Racism Has Left Black Communities Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19. The Century Foundation. May 19, 2020.
Bravo, Mercedes A. et al. Racial isolation and exposure to airborne particulate matter and ozone in understudied US populations: Environmental justice applications of downscaled numerical model output. Environment International. Vols. 92-93. July-Aug 2016.
Bullard, Robert. Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 119, Iss. 6. June 2011.
Fears, Darryl and Brady Dennis. ‘This is environmental racism’: How a protest in a North Carolina farming town sparked a national movement. The Washington Post. April 6, 2021.
Foreman, Christopher H. … And Environmental Justice for All? Brookings. Dec. 1, 1997.
Haile, Sewenet. ‘Toxic injustice’: How Vernice Miller-Travis, BC ’80, helped put a name to environmental racism. Columbia Spectator. Feb. 26, 2020.
Knobluch, Jessica A. Race & Environmental Justice: A Conversation with Activist Vernice Miller-Travis. Earth Justice. Feb. 9, 2016.
Miller-Travis, Vernice. Clean Air and Environmental Justice for All. Moms Rising. Nov. 29, 2012.
Milman, Oliver. Robert Bullard: ‘Environmental justice isn’t just slang, it’s real’. The Guardian. Dec. 20, 2018.
Mock, Brentin. Fight the funk: This woman’s fight against garbage fumes became a national crusade. Grist. Feb. 26, 2014.
Newkirk, Vann R. Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina. The New Yorker. Jan. 16, 2016.
Newkirk, Vann R. Trump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real. The Atlantic. Feb. 28, 2018.
Skelton, Renee and Vernice Miller. The Environmental Justice Movement. NRDC. March 17, 2016.
Taylor, Dorceta E. Diversity in Environmental Organizations: Reporting and Transparency. Jan. 25, 2018.
Thomas, Leah. Rachel Cargle and Leah Thomas Talk Black Climate Optimism. Atmos. May 27, 2021.
Thomas, Leah. The Difference Between Ecofeminism & Intersectional Environmentalism. The Good Trade.
Wallace, Deborah and Rodrick Wallace. Benign Neglect and Planned Shrinkage. Verso. March 25, 2017.
Wally, Maxine. Green Girl Leah on Why Environmentalists Must Speak Up for Black Lives Matter. W. July 22, 2020.
Warren, Karen J. “Feminist Environmental Philosophy.” In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Summer 2015.
WE ACT. About us: History of WE ACT.
Yeo, Sophie. How the largest environmental movement in history was born. BBC. April 21, 2020.
